re: 70% of Young Americans think we should be allowed to own Assualt Rifles

You have to realize that the laws in this country are usually drafted by those with an agenda that may have very little experience with the items they are against. They just know they hate them. Most of the whack jobs cooking up gun legislation probably couldn't tell the difference between most of these so called "assault rifles". Assault is an action and can be performed with any weapon. If i threaten to smack you up side the head with a base ball bat is it now an assault bat?